UK shoegaze pioneers Slowdive will unveil a self-titled fourth album, out May 5 via Dead Oceans, and new single, “Sugar For The Pill,” which follows the release of “Star Roving.”
The band did a live stream of their show on March 29 at London’s The Garage, the venue in which the band played their final London show in their original incarnation in December 1993.
Recorded at the band’s Oxfordshire haunt, The Courtyard, the songs were mixed at Los Angeles’ famed Sunset Sound by Chris Coady (Beach House). Throughout, the group dynamic was all-important.
“When you’re in a band and you do three records, there’s a continuous flow and a development. For us, that flow re-started with us playing live again and that has continued into the record,” notes principal songwriter Neil Halstead.
The video for “Sugar For The Pill,” produced by in/out, takes its inspiration from the Slowdive album artwork which is itself a still from Harry Smith’s cult classic animation Heaven and Earth Magic - the vast spiritual narrative that has influenced so many artists since it was originally released back in 1957.
Slowdive is Neil Halstead (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Christian Savill (guitar), Nick Chaplin(bass), Rachel Goswell (vocals) and Simon Scott (drums, electronics). Their debut album, Just For A Day, was released in 1991 by Creation Records and was followed by the band’s now revered 1993 album Souvlaki and 1995’s Pygmalion before they disbanded.
In the 22 years of their virtual disappearance, compilation albums have been released and the core members of the group have gone on to join other musical endeavours. In 2014, the band announced that they’d reunited and more new music would follow.
Watch Slowdive’s “Sugar For The Pill” Video –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxwAPBxc0lU
Listen to Slowdive’s “Star Roving” –
https://youtu.be/ogCih4OavoY
Pre-order Slowdive –
slowdive.lnk.to/slowdive
Track listing:
1. Slomo
2. Star Roving
3. Don’t Know Why
4. Sugar For The Pill
5. Everyone Knows
6. No Longer Making Time
7. Go Get It
8. Falling Ashes
Tour Dates:
Mon. March 27 – Glasgow, UK @ Art School – SOLD OUT
Tue. March 28 – Liverpool, UK @ Liverpool Arts Club – SOLD OUT
Wed. March 29 – London, UK @ The Garage
Thu. March 30 – Bristol, UK @ The Fleece – SOLD OUT
Fri. March 31 – The Hague, NL @ Rewire Festival
Sun. April 2 – Paris, FR @ Trabendo – SOLD OUT
Mon. April 3 - Berlin, DE @ Festsaal -- SOLD OUT
Sun. April 30 – Fort Worth, TX @ Fortress Festival
Tue. May 2 - St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
Wed. May 3 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater # -- SOLD OUT
Fri. May 5 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall # -- SOLD OUT
Sat. May 6 – Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia
Sun. May 7 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club # -- SOLD OUT
Mon. May 8 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel # -- SOLD OUT
Tue. May 9 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
Wed. May 10 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Thu. May 11 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
Sat. May 13 – Santiago, CL @ Fauna Otono
Sun. May 14 – São Paulo, BR @ Balaclava Fest
Fri. June 2 – Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy
Sat. June 3 – London, UK @ Field Day
Fri. June 16 – Sun. June 18 – Mannheim, DE @ Maifeld Derby
Fri. July 7 – Madrid, ES @ Mad Cool Festival
Fri. July 21 – Sun. July 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
Thu. Aug. 31 – Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival
Multi-platinum selling bands Matchbox Twenty and Counting Crows have announced “A Brief History of Everything Tour 2017,” which starts in July and runs through early October.
Tickets and VIP packages are available to the general public March 31. For complete details, please visitmatchboxtwenty.com and countingcrows.com.
"No matter what I will ever do, nothing feels like home as much as playing these songs with these guys and it never will," says Matchbox Twenty lead singer-songwriter Rob Thomas. “And I can’t wait to spend another summer out there on the road with the Crows.” Thomas previously teamed with Counting Crows for a hugely successful 2016 summer co-headline tour.
“To be honest, we took a vote after last year and decided to spend every summer with Rob from now on,” says Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz. “Can. Not. Wait.”
This year celebrates the 20th anniversary of Matchbox Twenty and their breakthrough debut album “YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU,” currently certified 12x platinum by the RIAA for sales well in excess of 15 million worldwide. Fueled by such classic singles as “Real World,” “Back 2 Good” and the #1 smash hits “Push” and “3AM,” the album proved a worldwide sensation and instantly established Matchbox as global superstars.
Since then Matchbox Twenty has achieved cumulative worldwide album sales over 30 million and earned multiple #1 singles including “Bent”, “Unwell” and “If You’re Gone” along with countless accolades including five GRAMMY® nominations, four American Music Award nods, and the 2004 People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Musical Group.” 2007’s “EXILE ON MAINSTREAM” yielded RIAA-certified Platinum and #1 single “How Far We’ve Come,” while the band’s most recent album “NORTH” exploded into the #1 position on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 upon its 2012 release – Matchbox Twenty’s first-ever chart-topper and #1 debut. Matchbox Twenty is: Rob Thomas, Paul Doucette, Kyle Cook, and Brian Yale.
Counting Crows – Adam Duritz (vocals), Jim Bogios (drums), David Bryson (guitar), Charlie Gillingham (keyboards), David Immergluck (guitar), Millard Powers (bass), and Dan Vickrey (guitar) – have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide after exploding onto the music scene with their multi-platinum breakout album “AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER” in 1993. The band released their seventh studio album, “SOMEWHERE UNDER WONDERLAND,” in September 2014. Known for creating unique and innovative concerts, Counting Crows is recognized as one of the pre-eminent touring live rock bands.
TOUR 2017
JULY
12 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena
14 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place*
16 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena*
18 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
19 Ridgefield, WA Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre
21 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
22 Paso Robles, CA California Mid State Fair
24 Murphys, CA Ironstone Amphitheatre
26 Reno, NV Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort
28 Chula Vista, CA Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
29 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center
31 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
AUGUST
2 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
4 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre
6 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre
7 Rogers, AR Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
9 Pelham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
12 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
13 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
15 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
16 West Palm Beach, FL Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre
19 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place
20 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
22 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
23 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
25 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
26 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
28 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
29 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
31 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
SEPTEMBER
2 Hartford, CT The Xfinity Theatre
3 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
6 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage*
8 Boston, MA Xfinity Center
9 Syracuse, NY Lakeview Amphitheater
11 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater
12 Pittsburgh, PA KeyBank Pavilion
14 Mount Pleasant, MI Soaring Eagle Casino Resort
16 Welch, MN Treasure Island Resort & Casino
17 Chicago, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
20 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
21 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
23 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
24 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
26 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
27 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theater
30 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
OCTOBER
1 Dallas, TX Irving Music Factory
*tickets on sale April 7th
Gorillaz are back. The successful virtual band will return with a new studio album titled Humanz, to be released by Warner Bros. on April 28.
Produced by Gorillaz, The Twilight Tone of D /\ P and Remi Kabaka and recorded in London, Paris, New York, Chicago and Jamaica, Humanz comes 7 years on from the release of albums The Fall and Plastic Beach. Murdoc Niccals (bass), Noodle (guitar), Russel Hobbs (drums) and 2D (vocals) are - as always - joined by a stellar line up of featured artists which includes Jehnny Beth (Savages), Danny Brown, Benjamin Clementine, De La Soul, D.R.A.M., Peven Everett, Anthony Hamilton, Grace Jones, Zebra Katz, Kelela, Mavis Staples, Vince Staples, Popcaan, Pusha T, Jamie Principle and Kali Uchis among others (see below).
A six-minute Jamie Hewlett-directed epic animated film, featuring four Humanz tracks - being ‘Saturnz Barz’ in full, plus highlights of ‘Ascension’, ‘Andromeda’ and ‘We Got The Power’ - is now available to watch here: http://gorill.az/saturnzbarzSH The film - ‘Saturnz Barz (Spirit House)’, supported by YouTube - also affords an extraordinary cutting-edge VR video (360-3D)— watch here: http://gorill.az/saturnbarzSH360
An interactive VR version is set to be released on Daydream in April.
The 14-track album Humanz is available on standard CD, vinyl and as a digital download, as well as a 19-track 2-CD Deluxe. A limited edition Super Deluxe Vinyl Box Set featuring additional alternative versions of all 14 album tracks will also be available (more details below).
Gorillaz played the complete album live for fans for the first time, at a secret London location on March 24. The group will headline the recently announced, sold-out Demon Dayz Festival at Dreamland Margate on June 10. Full details of dates scheduled for later in the year, will be announced soon.
Track listing:
1. Ascension feat. Vince Staples
2. Strobelite feat. Peven Everett
3. Saturnz Barz feat. Popcaan
4. Momentz feat. De La Soul
5. Submission feat. Danny Brown & Kelela
6. Charger feat. Grace Jones
7. Andromeda feat. D.R.A.M.
8. Busted and Blue
9. Carnival feat. Anthony Hamilton
10. Let Me Out feat. Mavis Staples & Pusha T
11. Sex Murder Party feat. Jamie Principle & Zebra Katz
12. She’s My Collar feat. Kali Uchis
13. Hallelujah Money feat. Benjamin Clementine
14. We Got The Power feat. Jehnny Beth
Bonus material on Deluxe:
15. The Apprentice feat. Rag’n’ Bone Man, Zebra Katz & RAY BLK
16. Halfway To The Halfway House feat. Peven Everett
17. Out Of Body feat. Kilo Kish, Zebra Katz & Imani Vonshà
18. Ticker Tape feat. Carly Simon & Kali Uchis
19. Circle Of Friendz feat. Brandon Markell Holmes
With interludes narrated by Ben Mendelsohn
The Super Deluxe Vinyl Box Set of the new Gorillaz album Humanz is presented across 14 individual pieces of different coloured 12” vinyl), packaged in individually art-worked sleeves. Each piece of vinyl features an album track, backed with an exclusive alternative version.
The box also includes a 54-page, cloth-bound, foil-blocked, hardback book featuring exclusive Gorillaz artwork by Jamie Hewlett plus a download card, all housed in a bespoke 12” vinyl case.
This format is expected to ship in late-summer, with a download code to be sent on album release on April 28.
Gorillaz is singer 2D, bassist Murdoc Niccals, guitarist Noodle and drummer Russel Hobbs. Created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, their acclaimed eponymous debut album was released in 2001. The BRIT and Grammy Award winning band’s subsequent albums are Demon Days (2005), Plastic Beach (2010) and The Fall (2011).
Gorillaz have won the coveted Jim Henson Creativity Honor and are recognised by The Guinness Book Of World Records as the planet’s Most Successful Virtual Act.
For many years, I had wanted to check out and cover Doheny Blues Festival in Dana Point, Calif., but for one reason or another, never got the opportunity - until 2015. What a revelation! The event, held May 20-21, will be celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Here's the full lineup...
Saturday:
Joe Walsh
Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience
Robin Trower
Canned Heat
Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers
Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters
Monster Mike Welch & Mike Ledbetter
Casey Hensley
Nico Duportal & West Coast Connection
Whiteboy James & Blues Express
Big George & the Bluetones
Sunday:
Melissa
Etheridge's Memphis Rock and Soul Revue (pictured above)
Chris Isaak
Mavis Staples
JJ Grey & Mofro
Samantha Fish
Junior Brown
Moreland and Arbuckle
Bobby Rush
John Primer, Henry Gray, Bob Corritone
Adrianna Marie & Her Groovecutters
The Mighty Mojo Prophets
Current prices are $75 General Admission single day, $140 GA 2-day; VIP pass single day $150, Gold pass single day $250.
DohenyBluesFestival.com
The
Home Counties are an embarrassing place to come from. The name itself
suggests that somehow the rest of Britain isn't 'home', not even London.
It's where John Major's vision of cricket and warm beer was meant to
exist, but it's not really like that at all, and it never has been. The
Home Counties are a land of bootleg DVDs at car boot sales, Waitrose
bags for life, parking disputes, bored teenagers in semis inventing
ghost stories, squaddies causing trouble at all-you-can-eat buffets,
train drivers in eyeliner and suburban rebels, a place where Tony
Hancock and Spike Milligan drew inspiration.
Saint Etienne grew
up in the Home Counties. Here are sixteen new songs they have written
about a day in the life of this doughnut of shires that ring the
capital, punctuated by bursts of BBC radio to remind you what time it
is, and all connected by train journeys - main lines, branch lines,
commutes, escapes.
It begins with SOMETHING NEW, and a teenage
girl creeping through the front door after staying out all night. It
stops at WHYTELEAFE, and imagines what might have happened if David
Bowie had remained David Jones of Bromley, stuck with a desk job. It
summons up the Enfield Poltergeist on HEATHER, and the anarchy of
Essex's Plotland settlers on SWEET ARCADIA. TRAIN DRIVERS IN EYELINER
wonders what the railway network might be like if it was organised
according to ASLEF's taste in music.
The love/hate relationship
people have with 'home' is particularly acute in the Home Counties. Yet
Saint Etienne understand that, if you squint, it could be almost utopian
- here are the post-war new towns, much of the country's modernist
architecture, and the non-league football heroes of Sutton United,
Leatherhead, Harlow Town. Three of the Beatles lived here. So did the
Prodigy, the Zombies, Depeche Mode, Dr Feelgood and, naturally, Saint
Etienne, small town groups looking to the capital but audibly inspired
by municipal housing, box hedges and ring roads.
The album was
produced by Shawn Lee of Young Gun Silver Fox, with support from
Augustus (Kero Kero Bonito), Carwyn Ellis (Colorama, Edwyn Collins),
Robin Bennett (The Dreaming Spires), Richard X (Girls On Top / Black
Melody) and long-time collaborator Gerard Johnson (Denim, Yes). It was
recorded in central London. Sarah, Bob and Pete commuted to the studio
every day for six weeks.
The cover of the album was designed by renowned artist Scott King (www.scottking.co.uk)Saint
Etienne have also announced a number of festival and headline shows
over the summer, including a performance at the Royal Festival Hall in
London. Saint Etienne will also be touring the U.S. in September /
October. Dates will be announced shortly.
Tour Dates:
May 26 - Hebden Bridge, UK -Trades Club
May 27 - Oxford, UK - Common People Festival
May 31 - Barcelona, SPA - Primavera
June 2 - London, UK - Royal Festival Hall
June 3 - Cardiff, UK - Tramshed
June 4 - Birmingham, UK - Town Hall
June 6 - Bexhill, UK - De La Warr Pavillion
June 8 - Newcastle, UK - Sage
June 9 - Edinburgh - UK - Queens Hall
June 10 - Sheffield, UK - City Hall
June 11 - Manchester, UK - RNMC Concert Hall
August 20 - Glanusk Park - Green Man Festival
Pre-order "Home Counties" on iTunes
Track Listing:
1. The Reunion
2. Something New
3. Magpie Eyes
4. Whyteleafe
5. Dive
6. Church Pew Furniture Restorer
7. Take It All In
8. Popmaster
9. Underneath The Apple Tree
10. Out Of My Mind
11. After Hebden
12. Breakneck Hill
13. Heather
14. Sports Report
15. Train Drivers In Eyeliner
16. Unopened Fan Mail
17. What Kind Of World
18. Sweet Arcadia
19. Angel Of Woodhatch
The 40th anniversary of the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever and the Bee Gees themselves will be celebrated with an all-star TV special— "Stayin' Alive: A GRAMMY Salute To The Music Of The Bee Gees"—on Sunday, April 16 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/ PT) on CBS.
Surviving member and co-founder Barry Gibb also performs a selection of hits from Saturday Night Fever — which won Album Of The Year at the 21st Annual GRAMMY Awards and was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2004. The tribute special also features appearances by Cynthia Erivo, John Travolta, and Wilmer Valderrama.
The list of performances:
Medley: "Stayin' Alive," "Tragedy" "How Deep Is Your Love," "Night Fever"—Demi Lovato, Tori Kelly, Little Big Town, Andra Day
"To Love Somebody"—Keith Urban
"Massachusetts"—Ed Sheeran
"Lonely Days"—Panic! At The Disco
"Tragedy"— Tori Kelly
"How Can You Mend A Broken Heart"—John Legend & Stevie Wonder
"Islands In The Stream"—Kelsea Ballerini & Thomas Rhett
"Immortality"—Celine Dion
"Night Fever"—DNCE
"If I Can't Have You"—Demi Lovato
"More Than A Woman"—Jason Derulo & Tavares
"How Deep Is Your Love"—Little Big Town
"Love So Right"— Andra Day
"I Just Want To Be Your Everything"—Nick Jonas
"Too Much Heaven"—Pentatonix
"Emotion"—Katharine McPhee
"Jive Talkin'"—Barry Gibb
"You Should Be Dancing"—Barry Gibb
"Stayin' Alive"—Barry Gibb & Ensemble
Following his “Kings of the Wild Frontier” tour earlier this year that saw Adam Ant play his landmark album to over 50,000 fans in sold-out venues throughout North America and the UK, Adam has announced his North American ANTHEMS - The Singles tour for September, 2017, with special guest L7 joining him at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Adam will play his classic chart-topping singles as well as rare singles, B sides and personal favorites. For more information, visit http://www.adam-ant.com.
VIP presale tickets for ANTHEMS – The Singles tour are available now and tickets will be on sale to the general public on March 24 at 10 am local time. In addition, watch for special presale opportunities through American Express now through March 23 at 10 pm as well as through Spotify on March 23 from 10 am to 10 pm.
World Tour Dates:
Performing ANTHEMS – The Singles in the UK
Friday, May 5, Newcastle, Arena
Saturday, May 6, Edinburgh, Playhouse
Sunday, May 7, Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
Tuesday, May, 9, Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
Wednesday, May 10, Manchester, Bridgewater Hall (Second show added)
Friday, May 12, Birmingham, Symphony Hall
Saturday, May 13, Birmingham, Symphony Hall (Second show added)
Sunday, May 14, Bristol, Hippodrome
Tuesday, May 16, Plymouth, Pavilions
Wednesday, May 17, London, Royal Albert Hall
Thursday, May 18, Brighton, Centre
Saturday, May 20, Bournemouth, Int. Centre
Sunday, May 21, Leicester, De Montfort Hall
Monday, May 22, Ipswich, Regent Theatre
Wednesday, May 24, Watford, Colosseum
Thursday, May 25, Southend, Cliff’s Pavilion
Saturday, May 27, Leeds, Arena
Sunday, May 28, Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
Performing ANTHEMS – The Singles in the USA
Wednesday, September 6, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Parker Playhouse (Broward Center PAC)
Friday, September 8, Clearwater, FL, Capitol Theatre
Saturday, September 9, Orlando, FL, The Beacham Theatre
Sunday, September 10, Jacksonville, FL, Florida Theatre Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, September 13, New York, NY, Beacon Theatre
Friday, September 15, Detroit, MI, Sound Board @MotorCity Casino Hotel
Saturday, September 16, Cleveland, OH, House of Blues
Sunday, September 17, Pittsburgh, PA, Palace Theatre
Tuesday, September 19, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Sound Stage
Wednesday, September 20, Richmond, VA, The National
Friday, September 22, Charlotte, NC, Fillmore
Saturday, September 23, Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse
Sunday, September 24, Nashville, TN, War Memorial Auditorium
Tuesday, September 26, Denver, CO, Paramount Theatre
Thursday, September 28, San Francisco, The Masonic
Saturday, September 30, Los Angeles, Greek Theatre, with special guest L7
Performing Kings of the Wild Frontier and More in Australia and New Zealand
Monday, October 9, Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand
Tuesday, October 10, Opera House, Wellington, New Zealand
Thursday, October 12, Tivoli, Brisbane, Australia
Friday, October 13, Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia
Sunday, October 15, Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
Monday, October 16, Metropolis, Fremantle, Australia
